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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1916
Page
6
British forces report capturing two German field guns dated 1874 as they push from Mametz Wood toward Contalmaison. Verdun remains fiercely contested with German assaults on Fort Souville and surrounding fortifications while Russian forces show mixed progress on the Stokhod front and in Armenia.
London reports British forces retook all ground lost last night and hold Mametz Wood, with German attacks against Contalmaison and other points repulsed. The statement notes progress in Trones Wood, heavy German casualties, and Royal Irish Fusiliers and Seaforth Highlanders penetrating enemy trenches with multiple engagements and prisoners taken.
The advisory committee reviewing Irish detainees from the recent rebellion has recommended freeing 460 men. The decision, to be enacted immediately, was announced by Herbert L. Samuel, secretary of state for home affairs, in the House of Commons on July 10.
Berlin reports on July 12 detailing western and eastern front activity. Russian detachments north of Janovka failed, with 800 prisoners taken along with 12 machine guns. Allied attacks near Bapaume Albert and Somme were repulsed or checked, while German forces advanced near Souville and Lauvee works taking dozens of officers and men. Enemy balloons and aircraft were shot down. patrols in Belgium and Aisne regions also saw success.
Seaham Harbor, a coal port near Sunderland, was attacked last night by a German submarine. About 80 rounds of shrapnel were fired. a woman was killed, another injured, and one house struck. The submarine approached within a few hundred yards and fired from a 3 inch gun, with shells landing near the colliery yard and town.
A Paris despatch says Austrian forces evacuated Tolmino on the Isonzo front and their activity in the region dwindled. Across the Western Front, German assaults near Verdun and on the Somme were repelled, French gains near the Meuse reported, and British progress noted in Mametz Wood along with continued artillery actions on the Russian front. Official sources from Paris, Berlin, London, and Petrograd provide a mosaic of limited Allied and Central Powers movements, with casualties and prisoner counts cited.
Russian headquarters report intermittent artillery exchanges from Riga to Polessie with German bombing at Zam bie and Niesvij. They claim captures of 107 officers and 1,674 men from July 2 to 8, plus two large German steamers in the Gulf of Bothnia and gains in the Caucasus near Erzerum. prisoners and arms left behind on retreat.
The war office bulletin details artillery actions on the Somme and Meuse fronts. It notes a major German assault near Fleury and Vaux woods, repelled with heavy losses, plus Lorraine trench clashes and Meuse counterattacks recapturing ground. A separate Boston meeting protests the arrest of Van K. Allison and pushes birth control advocacy with speakers including Dr. Antoinette Konikow and Rev. Grover Mills.
Speakers at Maverick Church in East Boston opened a Boston campaign for general birth control knowledge. They told a mass audience that birth control is humane and conservative, reducing the terrors of unwanted motherhood and sparing babies from poverty and disease. The frank discussion surprised some conservatives in attendance.
Official release from Rome notes enemy artillery activity in Camonica Giudicaria and Ledro valleys. Italian forces claim progress north of Serra valley near Malga Zugna and partial reoccupation of Monte Corno. Alleged heavy bombardments in Asiago basin and Sette Comuni. mine explosion east of Col des Bois. air raids on Latisana. Italian air squadrons claim bombed Tione and Monte Rover camps.
London July 12 Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Hamilton Lee secretary to the minister of munitions has been made a knight commander of the bath in recognition of his work supplying war munitions. He was appointed secretary to David Lloyd George last October. A former civil lord of the admiralty he sits in Parliament for Fareham in Hampshire as a Conservative.
July 12 in London John Redmond leader of the Irish Nationalists denounces the Marquis of Lansdowne speech in the House of Lords as a declaration of war on the Irish people and a breach of faith aimed at wrecking negotiations for a compromise.
In a strong statement Mr Redmond denounces Lord Landsdowne's speech as a gross insult and war on the Irish people. He warns the speech could wreck negotiations and argues the government intends coercion and permanent changes beyond wartime measures. The debate centers on the 1914 Home Rule Act and its wartime modifications for Ulster and Irish representation.
In a House of Lords speech Lord Lansdowne proposed a temporary Irish provisional government once martial law ends. He urged a strong garrison to maintain order, suggesting 40,000 troops under General Maxwell to prevent disorder as a new government is formed.
Paris dispatch reports American aviators in the French service engaging German forces. Corporal Dudley Hill of Peekskill and Sergeant Kiffin Rockwell of Atlanta attacked an observation machine, with Norman Prince of Boston joining. Rockwell survived a bullet through his coat near his heart. Lieutenant William Thaw of Pittsburgh returned to the front after recovery, flying Monday over German lines.
Worcester July 12 Wilfred La pointe seven from 104 Southgate street was injured in the yards of the Norwich Worcester railroad when he fell while attempting to jump from one freight car to another. He was taken to Worcester City Hospital with a fractured skull and is not expected to recover.
Mrs. Fred Niblo formerly Josephine Cohan, famed member of the Four Cohans, died in New York after months of heart illness. She married Fred Niblo on June 2, 1901. They had one son, Fred, 13. Death attributed to overexertion from dancing.
The War Department recommended to Congress the appropriation of $41,000 to widen the Pawtucket River channel in Rhode Island. The proposal underscores federal support for Rhode Island navigation improvements.
Ex Mayor Nathan Matthews opposes a city ordinance to grant one day off in three for Boston fire department members. He could not attend the meeting but sent a letter read by Francis R. Bangs of the Boston Real Estate Exchange. Matthews favors a referendum, arguing the public likely does not want changing from one day off in five to one in three.
Boston real estate and chamber figures led opposition to a proposed ordinance as about 200 residents and firemen filled the council chamber for over three hours. Francis Balch for the Chamber cross-examined witnesses while Clarence Rowley questioned them. Balch cited impaired city efficiency, $268,000 cost, lack of funds, and absence of legal authority as core objections.
In the House of Lords, July 12, Viscount Haldane faced questions stirred by prior press claims of pro German leanings before World War I. The Duke of Buccleuch demanded explanation of his alleged deception about German danger after Haldane’s Berlin visit and wartime speeches. Haldane pledged full disclosure of past conduct.
A Boston woman details relief from years of indigestion and fatigue after using Plant Juice the herbal stomach remedy sold at Houghton and Dutton Store Drug Department. She reports improved sleep energy and appetite and says she feels twenty years younger plus endorses the product to others.
The article claims thin people gain weight by using Sargol with every meal. It describes fat-making foods failing to raise weight, explains Sargol as a blend of six assimilation enhancers, and asserts a typical user gains 3 to 5 pounds weekly with a money back guarantee from druggists.
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